Performance Issues with Large Model (Help)

VisualARQ
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Hi @fsalla
I’m having performance problems with a large model (approx. 300 MB).
I wanted to open an old file because the project is now ongoing again. It was created in VA about 2–3 years ago. At that time, it was already quite slow, but now I have a fairly powerful machine — and it’s still running slowly.
I wanted to use it now with VA3.

Could you please take a look?
Is there a way I can send you the file—maybe a dowload link via email?

Rhino System Information

Rhino 8 SR23 2025-9-8 (Rhino 8, 8.23.25251.13001, Git hash:master @ e75a9d62e23cc6f52d4ef68eb7eda9f8da9b6cd9)
License type: Educational, build 2025-09-08
License details: Cloud Zoo

Windows 11 (10.0.22631 SR0.0) or greater (Physical RAM: 62GB)
.NET 8.0.14

Computer platform: DESKTOP

Standard graphics configuration.
Primary display and OpenGL: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 (NVidia) Memory: 16GB, Driver date: 6-12-2025 (M-D-Y). OpenGL Ver: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 576.80

Accelerated graphics device with 4 adapter port(s)

  • Windows Main Display attached to adapter port 0
  • Secondary monitor attached to adapter port 1

Secondary graphics devices.
AMD Radeon™ Graphics (AMD) Memory: 2GB, Driver date: 6-26-2025 (M-D-Y).

Accelerated graphics device with 5 adapter port(s)

  • There are no monitors attached to this device!

OpenGL Settings
Safe mode: Off
Use accelerated hardware modes: On
GPU Tessellation is: On
Redraw scene when viewports are exposed: On
Graphics level being used: OpenGL 4.6 (primary GPU’s maximum)

Anti-alias mode: 4x
Mip Map Filtering: Linear
Anisotropic Filtering Mode: High

Vendor Name: NVIDIA Corporation
Render version: 4.6
Shading Language: 4.60 NVIDIA
Driver Date: 6-12-2025
Driver Version: 32.0.15.7680
Maximum Texture size: 32768 x 32768
Z-Buffer depth: 24 bits
Maximum Viewport size: 32768 x 32768
Total Video Memory: 16303 MB

Rhino plugins that do not ship with Rhino
C:\Program Files\Chaos\V-Ray\V-Ray for Rhinoceros\V8\VRayForRhino.rhp “V-Ray for Rhino”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\Tibidabo\VisualARQ.rhp “VisualARQ”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\Tibidabo\Tibidabo.rhp “Tibidabo”

Rhino plugins that ship with Rhino
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\Commands.rhp “Commands” 8.23.25251.13001
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\WebBrowser.rhp “WebBrowser”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\rdk.rhp “Renderer Development Kit”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\RhinoScript.rhp “RhinoScript”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\IdleProcessor.rhp “IdleProcessor”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\RhinoRenderCycles.rhp “Rhino Render” 8.23.25251.13001
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\RhinoRender.rhp “Legacy Rhino Render”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\rdk_etoui.rhp “RDK_EtoUI” 8.23.25251.13001
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\NamedSnapshots.rhp “Snapshots”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\MeshCommands.rhp “MeshCommands” 8.23.25251.13001
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\IronPython\RhinoDLR_Python.rhp “IronPython” 8.23.25251.13001
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\RhinoCycles.rhp “RhinoCycles” 8.23.25251.13001
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\Grasshopper\GrasshopperPlugin.rhp “Grasshopper” 8.23.25251.13001
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\Toolbars\Toolbars.rhp “Toolbars” 8.23.25251.13001
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\3dxrhino.rhp “3Dconnexion 3D Mouse”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\Displacement.rhp “Displacement”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\SectionTools.rhp “SectionTools”

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Hi @user2745
Thank you for reaching out.
Sure, you can send an email to visualarq@asuni.com attaching the file (or a download link) so we can investigate the issue.
Best,
Melissa

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Additionally, I noticed that when the message “This VisualARQ document needs to be upgraded” appears, and I do select “Do not regenerate geometry” instead of “Regenerate geometriy”, the performance is manageable. - could be better.

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I have the same problem. I thought it was because my computer wasn’t powerful enough. I just bought a new machine for €3500 and it barely improved anything. Rhino freezes as soon as I perform an operation on a model with complex and heavy elements (curtain walls, for example). It’s almost impossible to use VARQ for professional work in the construction industry as a result…

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For your information, I removed the complex slabs and curtain walls from my model, and it no longer crashes… As soon as I put either one back, it starts again. I think that:- curtain walls are problematic as soon as there are many elements- the new functionality for intersecting slabs with walls causes a lot of problems and crashes (for very little added value, in my opinion)… Would it be possible to allow disabling it in the options???

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Hi @guillaume.dupas we are currently revising related issues with complex curtain walls that make the modeling very slow. Are those curtain walls extended to slabs?
Before removing the slabs, does Rhino crash or does it hang? can you share that file so we can try to reproduce these errors? that would be a big help for us to fix them.